{"product_id":"the-baffle-book-9781613167403","title":"The Baffle Book","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe \"brilliant\" and baffling puzzle book that launched the \"solve-it-yourself\" mystery craze of the 1920s and '30s (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCalling all mystery puzzle fans! This is the book that launched the \"solve-it-yourself\" detective book craze of the 1920s and '30s, spawning numerous imitators and a four-book series of its own. These thirty short crime problems incorporate all of the clues needed to find their solutions, including maps, charts, cryptograms, and additional illustrations--but it's up to the reader to put all of this together and find out whodunit. (Correct answers included at the end of the book.) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChallenging and entertaining, \u003ci\u003eThe Baffle Book\u003c\/i\u003e promises hours of armchair sleuthing delights, either on your own or at a \"Baffle Party\" as the book's opening recommends. The authors award credits for each of the questions posed, depending on their difficulty, with a chart onto which scores can be added and a grade given for how well the amateur sleuth performed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e American Mystery Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781613167403\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240","brand":"Lassiter Wren,Randle McKay","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52107788648629,"sku":"9781613167403","price":22.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_4481aa3e-a7c4-4709-85cb-ce3309c38497.jpg?v=1765862347","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-baffle-book-9781613167403","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}